The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-12-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

John l.. Sullivan has issued Challeng
to Smith or Kilrain for $1,000 side.
Mrs. Brisbin, wife of General Jane
Brisbin, died at Fort Mckinney, Wyom
ing, on the 18th inst.
! The Virginia assembly elected John S
Barbour United States senator, Tuesday
to succeed Riddleberger.
The lower house of congress adjourned
on Thursday for the holidays, not to NEE
until "Wednesday, January 4.
LIE Paris states that President Carnot o
France, on the first day OF January, viii
pardon all political prisoners.
The president has nominated Whitake
NJ. Grant of Iowa to be United States at
torney for the district of Alaska.
A collision On the Iron Mountain roat
near Newport, Ark, Tuesday, resulted ii
the death Of fireman and engineer.
The Great Eastern steamer has beer
sold to a firm in London for 81, 600. The
vessel will be broken up for old metal.
L. S. Crandall, lawyer of Ballstone
Pa, on the 10th inst. shot his wife, his
mother in-law, step-daughter and him
self, all of whom died soon after.
Ira Paine of Providence, r. l., complet
ed 5000 shots last Saturday at fifty yards
distance, making grand total Of 5,279
bullseyes out of the possible 5000.
Frank Burnham, a youth of Is years.
was arraigned at Canton, Dakota. Tuesday,
for raping Norwegian woman nearly 60
years old He was sent to the Sioux
Falls Jail.
Senator Dolph has introduced bill to
provide for the payment of claims for
damages by Indian depredations. There
are some 4,500 such claims, aggregating
about $l5,OOO,OOO.
Representative Seth G. Moffatt, of Mich
igan, died at 7 o'clock Thursday morning,
at the Providence hospital, Washington.
Deceased was the republican representa-
tive elect to the present congress from the
18th district
Ex-Secretary Manning is rapidly de-
clining. The latest bulletin, 3 p. m. Thurs
day, says: Mr. Manning is UNCONSCIOUS
and rapidly sinking. Although his pulse
is strong it is not believed that he will
live until sunset.
The English government has decided
to Danish King Jaja Of Oporbc, West
Africa, to st. Helena. Tbs kihg recently
caused $50 of his subjects to be beheaded
as warning to others not to permit ira
ders to 90 into the interior
Two hundred Belgian miners are being
imported to take the place of the coal
miners in the Lehi gh region, now on a
strike The matter has been reported to
Secretary Fairchild and he has instructed
the collectors of customs at the various
ports to be vigilant in preventing any vio-
lation of the alien contract labor act.
Reports are current that a syndicate Of
capitalists have the option for the pur-
chase of the Des Moines, Iowa, Register,
including the Clarksons residences, for
$4SO,OOO. 1t is also asserted that the
new management will reverse the course
of the Register, making it anti-prohibi-
ton, with the view of changing the pol
icy Of the state.
The feud between the Adams and Cas-
we'll faction in Kentucky broke out again
last Sunday night in Rock, Castle county,
when after church services, Frank Adams
was killed by one Of the Casweils. Since
then Frank Haselon. Jas. Lunsford, James
Townsend, Tom jackson and two others,
names unknown, have been killed, while
many others have been wounded and sew
eral houses have been burned.
The international contest between Jake
Kilraln. of Baltimore, and Jem Smith, of
England, for diamond belt and the
championship Of the world, took place on
the island Of St. Pierre in the river Seine,
France, last Monday One hundred and
SIX rounds were fought, lasting two hours
and half, when darkness set in and the
referee called halt The fight was de-
clared draw, though Kilrain had the
best of it.
A wedding at San Pedro, N. NJ, Tues
day, was celebrated by dance at night
Whisky was plentiful and row broke
about II o'clock. Three men were badly
cut. The principal fighter, Gabrel San
chez, left the house and in short time
several shots were fired through the win
dow. A little girl was shot in the eye,
the ball glancing around the face, making
an ugly but not fatal wound. Mrs. Con
zales was struck by ball in the neck and
another passed through both breasts. Her
recovery is extremely doubtful. The as
sassin has not yet been arrested.
A Washington correspondent says there
is every indication that Dakota, Washing
ton, Montana and probably Utah will be